Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to cater for sb
Participle: catered for sb
Gerund: catering for sb
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | cater for sb |
| you | cater for sb |
| he;she;it | caters for sb |
| we | cater for sb |
| you | cater for sb |
| they | cater for sb |
Perfect
| I | have catered for sb |
| you | have catered for sb |
| he;she;it | has catered for sb |
| we | have catered for sb |
| you | have catered for sb |
| they | have catered for sb |
Past
| I | catered for sb |
| you | catered for sb |
| he;she;it | catered for sb |
| we | catered for sb |
| you | catered for sb |
| they | catered for sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered for sb |
| you | had catered for sb |
| he;she;it | had catered for sb |
| we | had catered for sb |
| you | had catered for sb |
| they | had catered for sb |
Future
| I | will cater for sb |
| you | will cater for sb |
| he;she;it | will cater for sb |
| we | will cater for sb |
| you | will cater for sb |
| they | will cater for sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have catered for sb |
| you | will have catered for sb |
| he;she;it | will have catered for sb |
| we | will have catered for sb |
| you | will have catered for sb |
| they | will have catered for sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | cater for sb |
| you | cater for sb |
| he;she;it | cater for sb |
| we | cater for sb |
| you | cater for sb |
| they | cater for sb |
Perfect
| I | have catered for sb |
| you | have catered for sb |
| he;she;it | have catered for sb |
| we | have catered for sb |
| you | have catered for sb |
| they | have catered for sb |
Imperfect
| I | catered for sb |
| you | catered for sb |
| he;she;it | catered for sb |
| we | catered for sb |
| you | catered for sb |
| they | catered for sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had catered for sb |
| you | had catered for sb |
| he;she;it | had catered for sb |
| we | had catered for sb |
| you | had catered for sb |
| they | had catered for sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would cater for sb |
| you | would cater for sb |
| he;she;it | would cater for sb |
| we | would cater for sb |
| you | would cater for sb |
| they | would cater for sb |
Perfect
| I | would have catered for sb |
| you | would have catered for sb |
| he;she;it | would have catered for sb |
| we | would have catered for sb |
| you | would have catered for sb |
| they | would have catered for sb |
Imperative
| you | cater for sb |
| we | Let's cater for sb |
| you | cater for sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'cater'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'cater'
canter,
caper,
crater,
water,
alter,
atter,
aver,
balter,
banter,
barter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Etymology
1. 1600, from M.E.
catour (n.) "buyer of provisions" (c.1400), aphetic for Anglo-Fr.
achatour, from O.Fr.
achater "to buy," orig. "to buy provisions," from V.L.
*accaptare, from L.
ad- "to" +
captare "to take, hold," freq. of
capere "to take" (see capable).
Caterer is attested from 1592.
2. From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er. See: Old French '
acheter'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] was a race of people who so completely gave the lie to history as these giants, or whom all the chroniclers have so cruelly libelled. Instead of roaring and ravaging about the world, constantly catering for their cannibal larders, and perpetually going to market in an unlawful manner, they are the meekest people in any man 's acquaintance: rather inclining to milk and vegetable diet, and bearing [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)